Thank you, thank you! :D

When it was just my 2 little boys, about $200 Now with all 5, it was about $800 :)

Upper range.

Thank you, Melissa. ;)

Great! Thank you, Lisa. :D

Thank you, Terrylee! Anyone else do this too? :001_smile:

Will using Rod and Staff Math 8 adequately prepare my dd for Lials Introductory Algebra? Thanks! :001_smile:

I'm reading Israel, My Beloved by Kay Arthur, as well as Hittite Warrior by Joanne Williamson, and the book of John in my Bible. My dd12 is reading: Black Ships Before Troy ds11 is reading: Gentle Ben and American Tall Tales dd9 is reading Aesops Fables and Kaya, American Girl ds6 is reading Frog and Toad Together and Stepping Stones ds4 demands a Little Jewel Book everyday. :001_smile:

Mine is up! :001_smile:

We're enjoying Getting Started With Latin as our first Latin experience. :001_smile:

We'll be schooling right on through the summer this year, so we have actually made a few changes just this past week. Abeka Lang/Grammar/Comp dropped for FLL 1 & 3 and R & S English 5 Abeka Spelling 3 dropped for Spelling Workout D and also added A for my 1st grader Added latin for dd12, ds11 Abeka Phonics (very good, but we are tired of it!) dropped for OPGTTR for 1st grader. Starting ds4 on it today. Adding SOTW v 1 today This fall we are adding: Logic and Vocab Classic Roots A :D

This fall my 7th grade boy will be doing: King James Bible, Scripture Memory Abeka Pre-Algebra Abeka Science/Health 7 Rod and Staff English 6 Vocab Classical Roots A Great books from Middle Ages Literature Story of the World v. 2 Dictation/Written Summaries, Outlines Latin Primer I / Latin Grammar I Fallacy Detective The Harp & The Laurel Wreath Computer Science, Pure & Simple :001_smile:

Bible Catechism Oral Language Lessons Then do English and Latin together w/12 and 11 yr olds. Then meeting with each child one on one. Afternoon: History

For my current first grader, I did not do spelling or grammar at all until just these past few weeks, but rather, focused on just phonics, reading and handwriting. (I am very glad I did this!) There is nothing inherently wrong with not doing grammar, spelling, etc...this young. My son will be 7 next month, is over halfway down with grade 1, and I felt that for *us* we are just now ready to add those things, and so we have. He is now on lesson 3 of FLL and read to begin list 1 in SWO A :001_smile:

If it's working...do not fix it. :001_smile:

This fall my 2nd grader will be doing: First Language Lessons 2 Writing with Ease 2 Literature & Oral Narration Spelling Workout B & C Zaner Bloser Cursive Finish up any lessons left from Ordinary Parents Guide

My dd9 is doing grade 3 here and using: First Lang Lessons 3 Spelling Workout D Literature and Oral Narration/Discuss

Lasagna, Steamed Veggies and Garlic bread.

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Ours is up! http://oneroomhomeschool.blogspot.com/ :D

DD12, grade 8 Abeka Pre-Algebra Abeka Science/Health 8 Rod and Staff English - finish 5/begin 6 Vocab from Classical Roots A Literature: Medievel Period Harp & Laurel Wreath - Poetry Memorization Fallacy Detective/Thinking Toolbox Latin Primer I & Latin Grammar I Flute Art DS11, grade 7 Abeka Pre-Algebra Abeka Science/Health 7 Rod & Staff English 5/6 Vocab from Classical Roots A Literature: Medievel Period Harp & Laurel Wreath - Poetry Memorization Fallacy Detective/Thinking Tool Box Latin Primer I & Latin Grammar I Computer Science, Pure & Simple DD9, grade 4 Abeka Math 4 Abeka Science 4 First Lang Lessons finish 3, begin 4 Writing With Ease finish 3, begin 4 Spelling Workout E & F Literature: Medievel Period Latin's Not So Tough 1 Artpac 2 Recorder DS6, grade 2 Abeka Math 2 Abeka Science 2 First Lang Lessons finish 1, begin 2 Writing With Ease finish 1, begin 2 Spelling Workout B & C Literature: Medievel Period Latin's Not So Tough 1 Artpac 2 Recorder DS4, grade PreK Ordinary Parents Guide to Reading Abeka ABC123 Daily Story time Family Studies: Story of the World Volume 2 King James Bible and Memory Verses Abeka Bible Flash A Cards

Since my logic (12 & 11) and almost logic (9) stage kids have come home for school (my 6 and 4 yr olds have always been 'home') I am getting closer and closer to using the WTM and plan to stay with it for the most part. What we deviate from, mainly is Science. We don't do science on the cycles here. I also have to improvise in order to meet each child *where* he/she is at. For example my 9 year old (almost 10) is no where near ready for 5th grade work. She is not doing Latin or the writing kids her age would do, she is just not ready. At this point we don't really do Art as laid out in WTM either. We just do free art. They have the time, space and materials to be creative. Everything else, we are getting there...slowly, adding in what we can and when. :001_smile:

Yes, Happy Birthday, Dear Lisa!! :grouphug:

Same here! My ds6 and dd9 are just beginning their recorder lessons. I think that if you took the time to learn recorder yourself, you could teach it very efficiently. I am a fairly advanced flutist. My oldest dd also took 1 year of flute in school band, so I am just furthering her. ds 11 has no inclination to learn music, at this point, with him, I am not pushing it either. Next year we plan to buy a piano and myself and oldest dd will take lessons. Anyway, I really recommend beginning with recorder. It will be easy for YOU to learn so that you can better teach them. My .02 :001_smile:

Brittney, same thing happened here! Remember *me* raving about Queen? Well we dropped it. I am doing FLL 1 with my ds6 and FLL 3 with my dd 9, and we love it. I *really* like FLL 3, it is awesome! I am having no problem fitting it in, even with 5 kids. In fact *I* teach the FLL 1 and 3 with those 2 kids, Latin to the 2 olders using whiteboard and notebooks, OPG to Reading, Read Science to my ds6, teach 3 levels of new math concepts daily, give assignments for the older 3 in literature/reading, science, etc... a story everyday to my ds4 and we are still done by noon. We do history/Bible in the afternoon as a family. You can do it! It took me about 3 weeks to get our 'routine' down pat, and for the kids to be 'trained' for our school time. it's working great. :D